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Booklet to go with Madelyn's Deflected Doubleweave Video

This is an excellent learning tool to find out about profile blocks, how to create them and how to change the block design into many weave structures. Comes with a great pdf file with exercises to help you learn the subject.

This book is a bit hard to review because it is so specific to handweavers but, the following quote may give you some idea about the contents. “The Complete Book of Drafting includes all of the ways in which weave structures can be illustrated on paper”

For centuries, handweavers have had their own methods of putting down on paper, all of the details that are needed to weave different woven structures and patterns. Most modern weavers learn to read weaving drafts, but more knowledge is needed in order to create your own and to go beyond the basics. Madelyn van der Hoogt is one of the most weaving literate weavers today and this book has become a handbook for all weavers interested in designing their own cloth and recording it for other weavers.

The book could certainly be classified as a textbook and is divided into four sections.

Part one covers basic weave structures and the principles of drafting. There is a page that identifies the different types of structures and underneath each of those headings are examples of specific structures related to the type. A list of basic drafting words is handy, especially for new weavers. Chapter one gets you into reading weaving drafts, the parts of these drafts and variations in how other cultures may have drafted..

Part two covers “Blocks” and what they mean to the handweaver. A chapter is devoted to “Reading Profile Drafts” and how this shorthand can be used for many different structures.

Part three is about “Unit Weaves” and how to understand and draft them. This includes lace, damask, tied weaves, and more.

The last part of the book gives explanations about how to turn a draft and why you might want to learn this skill. Also, understanding blended and network drafting. Finally, understanding and using fabric analysis.

Throughout the book there are practice pages for you to try your new drafting skills, graph paper to copy and design sheets. There is also an answer section to help you verify that you have done the practice sections correctly.

Working through this book would make an excellent study group project. It is also an invaluable reference and should probably be on every serious weaver's bookshelf.

design, crackle, corduroy, countermarch tie-up,

This book is a compilation of articles from the defunct “Weaver’s” magazine. There is a fantastic array of techniques for weavers with 2 to 16 shaft looms. Deflected double weave and differential shrinkage are both covered in this book, but there is much more to explore. Ribs & cords, honeycomb & waffle and pleats, ridges & furrows each have their own section.

This is a book for the adventurous weaver and no matter whether you are in your first years behind the loom or have been weaving a very long time, there are places to go that I would be willing to bet you haven’t gone before. Armed with the projects in this book you can take the plunge and weave something completely outside the box.

Barbara Fury

Laine Escola

patterns and drafts for handwoven and sewn animal toys

Workshop Handout for ANWG Conference computer weaving software class

In this dvd, Madelyn covers the basics of Summer and Winter, including how to thread from a profile draft, skeleton tie ups for 8 shaft designs, polychrome Summer and Winter and the variety of treadling combinations which give different appearances to the cloth.

I think that this dvd is a good adjunct to Donna Sullivan's book on Summer and Winter where all of the intricacies and nuances are better explained. You can download a good pdf from the dvd which gives a wide range of projects and drafts.

An excellent introduction to deflected doubleweave. Madelyn shows a great many examples, shows how to design with weaving software and how the structure works. In addition, there is a segment about weaving, changing colors and how to finish the cloth. The DVD has a pdf file and wif files to accompany the tutorial. Highly recommended.

workshop handout

Donated by Judy Donovanl

Donated by Judy Donovan.

The Best of Weaver's, signed by Madelyn Van Der Hoogt

Not to be confused with the Best of Weaver's Huck Lace compilation, this is a selection of project and huck lace how-to / planning articles from the pages of Handwoven Magazine.

With The Complete Book of Drafting, you'll not only learn to use drafting tools-warp and weft drawdowns, warp and weft corss sections, and block profile drafts-you'll also learn how to design with pattern weaves. Under one cover find the steps for drafting and weaving any profile design in any unit weave. Divided into four sections, there are two chapters on basic weaves for the novice, three chapters on blocks and six on unit weaves for the intermediate weaver, and finally a chapter on extras for those weavers ready to forge ahead

Madelyn's version of warping. She is more relaxed in her approach than Peggy Osterkamp is. She also has some good information on how to warp with a paddle and tying on new warp ends to an existing warp. To cover all the bases you should watch this video and Warping the Loom Back to Front with Peggy Osterkamp. There is valuable information in both.

In this video Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches everything you need to know to explore the many faces of overshot. You'll learn: how to read, weave, and play with overshot patterns, why half-tones happen, and how you can use them in your designs, how to spot and weave overshot in rose-fashion and star-fashion, how to combine overshot threading with other treadlings, with spectacular results! Ideas for playing with color and materials. 92 minutes

Favorite draft for four shaft baby towel. Article on warp faced compound tabby (aka turned taqueté) Good analysis of structure on page 18

Dainty or dazzling, laces are among the most magical of weaves. In this video, Madelyn van der Hoogt teaches everything you need to know to weave lovely, lacy cloth. You'll learn: the structures of huck, Atwater-Bronson, and Swedish lace; how to weave open, even lace; how to design your own patterns; how to choose the right materials for lace weaving; spectacular ideas for weaving lace in color. Disc 1 - 54 minutes. Disc 2- 55 minutes.

When you understand block weaves, you hold the key to a world of exciting weaving possibilities. In this video, former Handwoven editor and owner of The Weavers School, Madelyn van der Hoogt shows how block patterns work, how to read and weave block drafts, and how you can use blocks to create an infinite number of designs by combining color, pattern, and weave structure. You'll learn to plan a block design to work with your loom, how to weave block designs in summer and winter, turned twill, warp rep, lace, and many other block weaves, and tips to ensure that your patterns will come out perfectly. The projects on this dvd will help you to understand the theory of block weaves and to satisfy your weaver's soul by creating spectacular fabric.
2 discs. Disc 1, 65 minutes. Disc 2, 37 minutes.

Editor of Handwoven magazine and owner of The Weaver's School, Madelyn van der Hoogt demonstrates techniques and tips for satisfying, successful multishaft weaving. Match yarn, sett, and structure to get the results you want. Weave clear patterns and smooth selvedges. Handle repairs and errors with ease. Make your finishes as attractive as your weaving. Learn dozens of other weaving tricks that you didn't know you didn't know. Disc 1, 58 minutes; disc 2, 64 minutes.(Replacement cost $34.95)

Madelyn van der Hoogt shows how to make warping more smooth, serene, and successful with logical, easy-to-follow steps that avoid the horrors of tangling, uneven tension, and lost threads. ... From front to back, back to front, bobbin to beam, and paddle to raddle, Madelyn's no-worry warping techniques help ensure that your every warp will deliver a satisfying weaving experience. (Replacement cost $39.95)

Design Collection 18
A Treasury of Towels
Out of print
Cost: $9.95 (hard copy)

Available as an E-Book for $9.95

Pages: 32

Projects Include:
Towels: Beach, Kitchen, Bath, Sauna, Gym, Pet, Guest, Heirloom and Lap Towel for Spinning.

Weave Structures:
Plain Weave, Rib Weave, BasketWeave, Huckaback, Monk's Belt, Log Cabin with Color and Weave Effects, M's and O's, Overshot, Crackle, Cat Track and Snail Trail, Atwater-Bronson Lace, Huck and Waffle Weave.

Fibers Used: Cottons, Linen and Cottolin.

Projects For: 2, 4 and 8 shaft looms.

There is also a page containing "tips for weaving and finishing towels".

This Design Collection contains colorful and various structured woven towels that anyone would love to receive! This is a DC worth owning.